Cougar boys advance 10 events

Behind six event champions and four runner-up efforts, the host Cougars registered 122.5 points en route to their third straight district crown. South Central Calhoun (95) and Clarion-Goldfield (87) were next in line. St. Edmond (43) was ninth.

“I thought we ran well and competed hard,” said MNW head coach Jeff Anliker, who directed the Cougars to 1A state titles the past two years. “Our shuttle and shot were a little disappointing, but you have some of those too. Our 4×1 and 4×4 had their best times of the year under (unfavorable) weather conditions.”

Landon Peed (800, 2:07.49) and Vinnie Harvey (shot put, 45-00) both took home silver for St. Edmond.

“We knew coming in that the competition would be outstanding,” SEHS head coach Bill Kibby said. “At least we were able to get a couple of events to state. I was happy for both Landon and Vinnie.”

Emmetsburg’s Allen Jensen was a champion in the 110 hurdles (15.77) and a runner-up in the 200 (23.87).

On the girls side, Manson Northwest Webster’s Ellie Herzberg won individual crowns in the 200 (27.27) and the 400 (59.58). The Cougar sprint medley (Kim Hokinson, Cloie Herzberg, Kourtney Condon and Ellie Herzberg, 1:54.84) also came out on top.

Tiffany Christensen of Eagle Grove was first in the 800 (2:29.95) and 1500 (5:16.39). The Eagle distance medley (Madison Anderson, Aja Bell, Sam Helmke and Christensen, 4:31.67) was a champion as well.